Elise Hermine von Hopffgarten, née Hennoch (January 29, 1869 in Altenburg[1]-after 1937[2]) was a German author and founder of the Deutschen Pfadfinderbundes für junge Mädchen. On January 14, 1912, the Deutschen Pfadfinderbundes für junge Mädchen was founded at the instigation of Maximilian Bayer,[3] in which several Scout groups existent since 1908, some of which previously were attached to the Wandervogel, merged. Hopffgarten was elected by the Assembly in the Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Haus to be the first chairman[4] and held that position until 1922.[5] In this role, she was editor of the club magazine and made numerous lecture tours around Germany, to promote Scouting.[6] By mid-1914, the organization had 6,200 members.[4] In 1915 the organization launched the Kriegsgarten "war gardens", in which children were taught horticulture and were fed.[6]
Elise von Hopffgarten | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hennoch January 29, 1869 Altenburg |
| Died | 1937 |
| Occupation | Author and founder of the Deutschen Pfadfinderbundes für junge Mädchen |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable works | Pfadfinderbuch für junge Mädchen |
In February 1912, Bayer, Alexander Lion, and Carl Freiherr von Seckendorff assisted Elise von Hopffgarten in authoring "Pfadfinderbuch für junge Mädchen" (A Scout Book for Girls). In its effort to make young women more independent, it was free from patriotic or religious sentiment, and contained references to the women's movement.
References
edit- ^ "Geschichte des BdP: Namen, Fakten, Hintergründe" (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ Ein Aufsatz von Hopffgartens erschien 1937 in Wilhelm Greiner: Die Kultur Thüringens: Eine deutsche Stammesleistung. Engelhard-Reyher, Gotha 1937, S. 227 f.
- ^ Gerd Röpke (2006). "Das große Spiel. Ursprünge und Geschichte des Bundes der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP)" (PDF) (in German). p. 22. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ a b Jeff Bowersox (2013), Raising Germans in the Age of Empire, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 182 ff, ISBN 978-0-19-964109-3
- ^ Gerd Röpke (2006). "Das große Spiel. Ursprünge und Geschichte des Bundes der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (BdP)" (PDF) (in German). p. 47. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ a b Meinolf Nitsch (1999), Private Wohltätigkeitsvereine im deutschen Kaiserreich (in German), Berlin und New York: De Gruyter, p. 219, ISBN 3-11-016154-0